Standard Child Care First Aid & CPR

This course includes 2005 First Aid & CPR Guidelines and meets OHS regulations for Standard First Aid.

Comprehensive First Aid & CPR training for individuals who need training for child care or early childhood education work, or who simply want more knowledge to respond to babies’ and children’s injuries and emergencies at home. The course covers a variety of topics from basic first aid such as cardiovascular emergencies, CPR Level B, choking, airway and breathing emergencies, and prevention of disease transmission to more in-depth topics such as sudden medical conditions and injuries to the head and spine.

Course Details

Duration: 16-20 hours (with flexible scheduling options)

Completion: 100% attendance, skill demonstration, 75% min passing grade at written exam.

Certification: 3 year certification in Standard Child Care First Aid, CPR Level B, and AED

Course Content

• Preparing to respond
• The EMS system
• Check, Call, Care
• Airway emergencies
• Breathing and circulation emergencies
• First Aid for respiratory and cardiac arrest
• Head and spine injuries
• Bone, muscle and joint injuries
• Wound care
• Sudden medical emergencies
• Environmental emergencies
• Poisons
• Childhood Illnesses
• Keeping Children Safe

Take-Home Materials

Red Cross First Aid & CPR Manual

Certification Card and optional Wall Certificate

For more information go to www.redcross.ca

or

Standard Child Care First Aid & CPR/AED Information Sheet (PDF, 481KB)